If former Ospreys prop Cai Griffiths thought life would get easier swapping the Guinness PRO12 back in 2014 for life in the ninth tier of English rugby as player-coach of London Welsh, then this weekend proved it doesn't.

For the 34-year-old Bangor-born tighthead posted a video on social media of an horrific head injury picked up in London Welsh's 25-18 London & SE Division Herts/Middlesex One victory over west London side University College School Old Boys on Saturday.

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The gash on his forehead looked bad enough as it was but when Griffiths, whose career took in two spells with the Liberty Stadium region as well as a season with London Irish, played about with the cut it looked even more horrific and not one to be viewed by the squeamish.

For Griffiths, who is helping the fallen giants of rugby make the long journey back from falling down seven tiers of the English game in one fell swoop 12 months ago after the debt-ridden club had gone into voluntary liquidation, there was one crumb of comfort to soothe his head injury.